Loading device.



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B. IVI. STEELE.

LOADING DEVICE.

APPLICkTION-FlLED JAN. 5, 1907.

Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

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.ISTEELL LOADING DEVICE.

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LQADING DEvmE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5. W07.

Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

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BENJAMIN' M. STEELE, 0F EGRE-c, L'LLNQS gwen, 1.

Application. filed .anuary 5, 190'?. Serial No,

To all lwhom t may :ancora:

Be it known that l, EENJAMIN hl., STEELE, a citizen ot the UnitedStates,residingat Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State ol" Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Loading Devices; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full. clear, and exactdescription of the invention., which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

This invention has reference to certain new and useful improvements 'inloading devices and relates particularly to that type of elevatingdevice employed as a portable elevator and adapted to be used in, connection with a suitable jack or dump, the jack or dump being employed forraising a vehicle or other sui-table receptacle so as to discharge fromthe saine any material contained therein, into a conveyer forming a partof my loading device and from the conveyer, the material is dischargedinto the boot of an elevator, which elevates the same and by means of asuitable discharge head or spout at the upper end, discharges the 'sameinto a bin or other receptacle.

One of the objects which l have in vie-w is a portable elevator mountedon a suitable truck and having pivotally connected there with aconveyor` the said elevator comprising two hinged sections adapted to'fold one upon the vother and'to 'a suitable discharge spout orh'eadconnecting with the discharge end of said elevator.

A further object of the invention is an elevator made up oi' a skeletontra ne, preferably of two hinged sections, which sustain and haveconnected therewith a sheet-metal trough in which the conveyingapparatus is adapted to convey material frein one end of the elevator tothe other. .Y

.lhe invention has for its further object a truck mounted upon'wlfieels,l an qelevating body mounted on s 'aifl truck comprising askeleton frame sustaining a trough of sheetmetal, said elevateradaptedto he raised and loweredA by means of a Track geared to said elevatorand to means for operating said gearing; and to a conveyer pivotallyconnected to the boot otsaid elevator and,

comprisiru; a skeleton frame supporting a Specification of LettersPatent.

sheet-metal body, :forming part of said conve3fer, the connection of theelevator with said conveyor adapting the ,saule to be iolded over on tothe elevator.

For a further and full description or the invention herein and themerits thereof, and also to acquire a lniowled ve of the details ofconstruction, oiI the means tor effecting the result, reference is hadto the following dcscription and drawings hereto attached.

While the essential and characteristic teaturosovf the invention aresusceptible of modification, still the preferred embodiment of theinvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Which;-

Figure l tion showing in outline, my improved elevator, its niountinejsand the conveyer connected therewith; the elevator shown in a raisedposition and in dotted lines; the conveyer is shown elevated., theposition the same would be in when a vehicle was driven into position onto aijaclr or dump for the purpose of discharging material into theconveyer when lowered; in dotted lines the discharge spout of theelevator is shown ex-l tending into a suitable crib, or in a receptacle;Fig. 2 is a greatly reduced 'plan vier-f showing in outline the devicesillustrated in Fig. l; Fig". 3 a greatly reduced side erevation showing`in ou ine the elevator with the sections thereof folded upon each other,and the convever also folded over on the elevator, the position theparts would he placed in. when on the road or conveying; the elevatorfrom place to place; Fig. e enlarged flan view 'omiten avv/av, of thesuhportine truck for the elevator: Fie; 5 is cross section fiahen online Xl-ll oi? ligg. Li; Fig. 6 is front eievation of the supporting;truck for the elevator; Fie. 7 is an enis agreatly reduced sideelevashowingl the saine connected with the ele'- i'a-tor; Fig?, .8 is alongitudinal' and verticaloross secti'ijoI the parts seen in Y;

Fig. 9 a plan view ci what isshown in.

Figi. 7; with t1 e hopper end of said conveyer hrolren away; Figi. itlvis a vertical.

cross section taken on the line Y-Jfoj Fig. T; Fig. il is an enlargedside elevatwn or the lower end olt the elevator with the inner end or'the conveye pivoted thereto. The

lll() lt ,165,469 g3 tu l; the forwardWheeis and changing the course oftravel ofsaid trucl. lt being understood that it is necessary toydisconnect the pole., and parts connected' there 5 with, troni thetruck Sehen the apparatus is fo. ion for operation or being operated,the reason that the lower end of the elevator `chill have to be loweredWith its boot upon the ground or in proxiiuit f therehis could not bedone it the pole aid ,onections were left in place. When the lever l@has been thrown 'from the vertil to horizontal position for lifting theboot enc. of the elevator oil the ground, in the manner and for apurpose to be described, the lever will he supported on a rest 22attached to one of the tubular rods 3, seen in 5, which will serve toparialiy the Working parts in their sted positions. ouitably iourualedon the truck and supported transversely thereof and beneath the tubuiarrods 3 is shown a drum shaft 23, carrying a drinn 2d about which isadapted to 25 be wrapped afcable or rope 25, said drum being controliedin its operation by in eans of a ratchet i'vheel 26 and a pawi 27 andone end of the said drum shaft is squared as at .28 to adapt theconnecting therewith a suitable crank or hand piece to enable anoperator to rotate the drum shart 23.

The elevator as was above intimated com' prises hinged trough sectionswhich are made of sheet metal and supported by and suitably connectedwith a skeleton frame,

at the lower end of which the trough section is provided with a boot andthe upper end connected with a discharge spout.

The lower hinged section of the trough isl 40 indicated as and the upperor outer hinged section thereof is indicated is 30 and said section ishinged at a poin'tl to adapt the outer section to be folded over ontothe lower section 29 somewhat in the manner seen in Figs. 3 and 24g. Across section or the lower section 29 is best seen in Fig. l?i whereinis also shown a lower run-way conhcctcd with the section 29 for thereturn ofthe conveying apparatus which 5o travels upwardly through thesection 29,

said. lower run-Way being best seen in outline in Fig. l.

Extending longitudinally along the upper outside edges of the troughsection' 29 are strips of angle iron 32 for stifiening that portion ofthe trough section, and connected at intervals in the length of saidtrough section 2) and with the same and also 'with the angle iron strips32 are metal straps 5 which extend down and around the body of saidtrough section 29. And .to these straps are connected brackets 34 bymeans o1" bolts which pass through the troughsection 29 as well as thestraps and said brackets; these brackets have right angle portions, bestseen in Fig. 19,- which conform to the bottom and side portions of thesaid straps. rEhe bracka ets 3% just referred to, are in most respectssimilar to each other and where they are different, these differencesWill be pointed out during the description of the same. For instance,the bracket liwhich is shown ink Fig. 19 is arranged .for carrying atransverse shaft 35 extending across and beneath the trough section 29and journalcd in bear- 7a ings 36 in the said brackets, this shaft beingconnected iu a manner to bc described, with the rack bars 19 connectedwith the tubular uprights 18 heretofore referred to. And all of the saidbrackets S4 are proriiled with so bearings 37 through which and .withwhich are connected longitudinally disposed tubular supporting rods Thelower run-way or the lower trough section of the elevator comprisespreferably a5 longitudinally disposed angle iron strips 39 suitablyspaced apart and extendingl approximately from a point in line with thehinged connection or' the upper and lower sections of the elevator, tothe lower and forward end of the lower trough section thereof, so asttoprovide in connection with the lower end of tlietrough section thereof7a boot which l have referred to as 40, the angle iron strips beingycurved upwardly as shown at il for this purpose. rlhese angle ironstrips are sustained in connection with the trough section 29 and thesupports therefor, by means of metal straps 42@ similar to the metalstraps 513, which have their upper ends tixedly connected toextcnsion's43 of the brackets 3i and saidstraps extend down and across and conformsubstantially to the shape of the straps 33 and it is to the transverseportions of said straps ft2 that the 105 angle iron strips Si) aresuitably attached and arranged substantially asseen in Fig. i9. lt hasbeen stated that the trough section 29 Was suitably bolted to the angleiron strips 32? the straps 33 and they in turn 110 bolted to thebrackets 34; this is also true of the straps i2, which are bolted to thebrackets 34 and this is also truc ot' the tubular rods 38 which passthrough the bearings 37 in said brackets, as they are retained iu 115position by suitable set screws or `other locking means for rigidlyconnecting the traine parts together. It will be seen that with thismanner of connecting the parts that they may be Very easily assembled ordisasseu1- 120 bled and that the trough section can be detached ifdesirable and the skeleton frame allowed to remain for the purpose ofputting in new trough sections or for any other purf pose. 125

Having a bearing in the brackets 3,4 at or near the lower end of thetrough section 29 of the elevator and extending transversely 25Referring again to the pvol- Section, which isuiso gesl seen, in Fig.:ilse carried by the iocls 3S are brackets 65 i To the outer euml of heSuid i'ough section T3 proviflecl with :i uu; with which :ire cou- 3@anni the supports iher r, is z-uiituhlv couH uecwl 1h remleil steine m'holls Tl 'which eniieotefl or moy lc formed gli@ willi i ie liizicliegil. rihe devices just eucl of Seial rough section i y e'l'erieil io herereference 'to :i tightencr 'for hooel 80 und ccuciiog'rmsiersely 'throuoi :ikiug up or producing' slack iu the cou- 70 seid hood or die louerportion thereo eyer chui lL. which muy be accomplished i sprocket byreleiisih the eccurine menue lor the sheiii 61 ou which :irc Gerrie AWheel@ (i2 around 'which is uclupef, o liiiiiel hruclie: T mul actuatingJhe tliriu'lccl 1o a. couv i Y, i i chaine Sienna or hohe Tl 'foro'ioi'iug lie brackets; Tl

orbe lili i 'merif'zilsf are ou hol rolls f'il; die mills o? the hoot#l0 75 suitably @miem-ec 'lligho l1., for c iveji'iu; hrough which Vtheshalt (59 emenda; are suitmaerii'al iirom one eufl of Suki elevator Tionhl); Slotiefl i'io provide for such adjustment the. other time thesum1, may he discharged of 'the Suid .shaft l'ihiu the hooi',v is pro-;15 from the hood section just reife "ed to. The vided n. iii," cl plete.73 which oi'ei'lies he Oue' elClS of lie Sllfu u Cl Cl in Space hetweethe eull we ll of che hoot und 80 hoxiugs uhieh are Cletuchzihiyconnected he elimine i552" *Le prevent any muleriiil which with crinesuitably secured fio the ouer is discharged in the boot. to be'deserihellE eilS @fll OlS 59; SUCll l'JOXOgS Hl'ld Olld .from dropping'iulo the louer portion of the 2@ couneciious with jusreferrcfl o hoot,the ligjhte :is hey pass through the mi@ Sllmi "C0 Wl 1S SROJVH 1H l*Uitl hoot, lifting snicl pluie 'which is hung,T freely 85 although saidfigures refer o 'he Gonne@- iu the hooi :md fails :i5 soon as 'theflights tions luet'weeu -'lhe conveyor and the lower more beyond heSame,

@Ml- O fill@ @fi-@wlmi The convey-er which hes been mentioned as 1 I n tCUBIM I heine"` 'pivoelly conheoted with the bootet' OWQQH F@ SGCIOBS 0I11@ @GYM-Gl? 2V the' elevator comprises the trough section sion isK cucd'o he aotthe'a'a euch Di 8G, heffing a :substantially horizontal portioncemieoelou eoiujrise a pair oi hinge plate 'and ou upwardly inclinedportion, A cross A6o which are ziciziptecl to he Secured to the genion@f gli o nigh ig in gli y@ s@ simyo incl 36. reSiJaC-iof he oui-ersheets simi ich of 'che trough und inner emile oi he il' ,ugh oe 529 mi@SQQGB 30 it@ whgh beg. Se@ 95 section of the com/'ever 305m n in Fig.2G, :i ores l lue comeyer to Win01. ie'ercice has heen trough heiligseen iii l0. .Meng the made? @flamed io V11n/ei hri'iugh lie,iu-Lsideupoer of theiuclinecl portionof 35 trougi'l ,sect3 es 29 miel'Cf emi ou its reurl i said conveyerlrougfh section are attached the'VQlS OVll' le l'l Hfirff E lOVQ angl@ ign ggjipg for the pupgs@ Stil0@section o' the elemor, um v ou eningg thai portion of the trough and tothe I its out-er en@ has eouneocl su: 'i 'iiiele upper edges 'leliehorizontal pori-ion of i is Bill aller-soif ev dem j l* y soviel roughsection are hinged at 82 ithe emi 67, for die purpose of Wings; G3. Whenthe conveyer is in position its oi lie oom-eye on ibo he o receiveumferial iseharged into he saule l05 3S and *gre-i 'llaeir ehe Winge aresuf'uugg' ou-Wurclly suhstzio oe outer ends 'fhere-o iailj; es i5 Shownin fuil lines in Fig. l0 and eriii i i eiif'fguail nuo; 111:] o serv-'eiis z guard to insure material finding i5 oiiiieil il ifm cleeireax, Thelower enel of iig; way finie he looziy of tie eouveyer; such saidconvey-Jef.; 'ihzit is' 'lie chains or link Wings 83 heine" preveueclfrom being swung 11?" .iefiil coiuiosiiig he see Figa 23, oud

,l guiding e eme, iS ilVQl GD- mji a'rher outwardly by means of the flilWim-@l5 G5 -l'nd ill@ lGGO *i0 Chains EH; coimecefl 'with said wing.'and the of the'. eievetor and e: rriecl by driving' Semp Bseeured to hesides of the trough Sheff; euiilhlj f i lied iny the Walle of section.Secured to the sides of the trough iter ende of which saiclishefsoci/ion ofthe. co'oveyer and extending down 115 ie connectingthere'u'ilzh mid beneath lle same we straps 8G? which iv-iii'buhle f ri"u' f as a, are iu all respects Sii'uilar to the sirops tumhlii'm shaft.or oil; u: e ice for iiiipzir and referred to in coiineciou. 'wih the ito he eoui-'eyei from euitaole 'trough .sections incl 30 of ghe elevatorand ree of power euch u horse power or 'lao Siifl Straps are utzicheclbrackets S7 pro- 120 e iie'moiem. The oufer e the vilei i i i1 heaiiuge38' :it their lower mi are iouruele ih hoxiugs ends through which, passtubular'supporting' liuiiblf' i, which run parallel Wish the hori-'4V-(il c hf :incl inclined portions of the trough l l f i SO of :iniciconve-yer. The hmckes .25

.ar die outer end of `the trough eeciou Q he coureyer have the dependingioiis 90 whi'eh ure connected veieiil.

tfl'ojgh, angular Sti'enng mexnbem 'for H, '1 in cstnwny whereof :ifx mysglm 'Lower angular bands of the trough and @um inw-@scuseofwnvvimss-res.

a'ifpted t@ sustain the, return pm ton of.` 'the EMM-AM IN M1 m-fxmmjmelevato, U Straps secured to smd angular stfening members, and meanssuppovtmlby wi'zmvses:

said last mentioned U straps tu Serve :xs Hw L M. Am zm0r 7 return forsaid elevator. Umm. 'W'. LA Thun-r.

